Unfold the mysteries of a dystopic animal society inhabiting retrofuturistic Vancouver in a noir stealth adventure coming in 2019. Backbone is a pixel art cinematic adventure with stealth and action elements. As a private investigator Howard Lotor you are set to solve detective cases, interrogate witnesses, explore the intriguing retrofuturistic Vancouver, and sneak your way to safety using smell-based stealth mechanics. Backbone collides the visual and social contrasts of film noir with anthropomorphic animals and dystopian fiction. Crawl through the dark alleys of pixelated Vancouver, and experience the impactful storyline focused on themes of power and prejudice.
Point-and-clickPuzzleRole-playing (RPG)AdventureIndieVisual NovelThrillerMysterydystopiannoirinvestigationsprivate detectivecrowdfunding - kickstarterbranching pathsXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
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Earnest, grave, nostalgic and bleak.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- EggNut
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Released
- June 8, 2021
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 5.5 h rushed · 5.5 h main story · 12 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 33 ratings.
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